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UrduBottom Line: This randomized clinical trial looked at whether high-dose vitamin C delivered intravenously could reduce organ failure, inflammation and vascular injury in patients with sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a severe lung condition that is a common…
Tag: TRAUMA/INJURY
VCU will lead $50 million study of traumatic brain injuries in military personnel
Virginia Commonwealth University has been awarded a $50 million federal grant to oversee a national research consortium of universities, hospitals and clinics that will study the long-term impacts of mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions on service members and veterans.…
Study helps surgeons determine optimal approach for broken hips
New Orleans, LA – Robert Zura, MD, Professor and Robert D’Ambrosia Chair of Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was part of an international collaborative study group whose findings will help orthopaedic surgeons identify the best individual…
No bones about it, this protein slows down fracture-healing
Abundance of ApoE may explain why older people have more trouble healing broken bones
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine names Dr. Garlanger winner of Bors Award
Kristin Garlanger, DO, of the Mayo Clinic, is this year’s winner of the Ernest Bors, MD Award for Scientific Development, the journal’s annual award for best article by a young investigator
New research: More than every second female homicide is committed by the partner
Intimate partner homicide — that is women who are killed by their partner — constitutes a significant proportion of the homicide statistics in Denmark
Abnormal gut bugs tied to worse cognitive performance in vets with PTSD and cirrhosis
Study involved more than 90 combat veterans
Researchers find regulator of first responder cells to brain injury
Astrocytes are the most abundant cells in the brain, yet there is still much to learn about them. For instance, it is known that when the brain is injured or diseased astrocytes are the first responders. They become reactive and…
PTSD linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer
Women who experienced six or more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in life had a twofold greater risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women who never had any PTSD symptoms, according to a new study…
Study links hearing aids to lower risk of dementia, depression and falls
Study of Medicare HMO participants, whose insurance covers part of hearing aid cost, reveals dispari
Unique report details dermatological progression and effective treatment of a severe jellyfish sting
Experts describe in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine what patients and clinicians should expect a
Stopping progression of tissue injury after button battery ingestion
Irrigation with acetic acid neutralizes tissue and prevents delayed esophageal complications
Kids in neighbourhoods with larger households less likely to be killed in house fires
There is safety in numbers. That’s one of the key findings of a study published today in CMAJ Open that found a child’s risk of death or injury in a residential fire was greatly reduced in neighbourhoods with larger than…
Cannabis may hold promise to treat PTSD but evidence lags behind use
As growing numbers of people are using cannabis to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new UCL study reports that prescriptions are not backed up by adequate evidence. The systematic review, published in the Journal of Dual Diagnosis , finds…
Emotion recognition deficits impede community integration after traumatic brain injury
Kessler Foundation researchers find link between deficits in social cognition and the social isolati
A new drug could revolutionize the treatment of neurological disorders
The international team of scientists from Gero Discovery LLC, the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, and Nanosyn, Inc. has found a potential drug that may prevent neuronal death through glucose metabolism modification in stressed neurons. The positive results obtained…
Giving trauma patients blood pressure stabilizing hormone cuts transfusions by half
Penn study shows that trauma patients with severe blood loss, most often gunshot victims, need only
Peptide hydrogels could help heal traumatic brain injuries
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2019 — Traumatic brain injury (TBI) — defined as a bump, blow or jolt to the head that disrupts normal brain function — sent 2.5 million people in the U.S. to the emergency room in 2014,…
Review: Biofeedback could help treat a number of conditions
Headaches among the ailments with strong evidence
Dr. Xuan Liu receives Switzer Research Fellowship for mobility research in cerebral palsy
NIDILRR fellowship funds gait retraining research in children by Children’s Specialized Hospital-Kes
Not in Gotham anymore
Bioethics of treating a torturer’s PTSD explored in comic book form
Both talk therapy and medications show some efficacy for reducing suicide risk
Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine . The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information. 1. Both talk…
Researchers test noninvasive brain stimulation for motor recovery after spinal cord injury
With funding from the Department of Defense, research facilities in Ohio and New Jersey will conduct
Do single people suffer more?
The mere presence of a partner may reduce pain
UCalgary researchers find a way to stop lung damage due to the body’s immune response
The finding could help prevent deaths linked to sepsis and acute lung disease
New approaches to heal injured nerves
Preventing the deactivation of a protein could be the key to repairing the central nervous system.
Yet another way dogs help the military; aeromedical patient evacuations
FAU nursing study demonstrates feasibility, efficacy of animal-assisted interventions in a military